Steve Yates, former Idaho Republican Party chairman, launched his campaign today in Boise, followed up with appearances in Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls. Yates attracted 26 people to Seasons restaurant in CdA to hear his announcement. Photographer Duane Rasmussen provides a photo set from that announcement.
I spent quite a bit of time during my recent extended weekend hanging with my son and daughter-in-law in downtown Portland, in the area around Powell's. Downtown Portland is a different place when you don't have to worry about traffic and parking. A clean place. It's clean and has great places to eat and shop.
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (16 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 12 more items) includes wildland fire @ intersection of I-90/Highway 3 (Rose Lake) that could force road closure ...
The Cutline Contest today features kids competing for a ball thrown in the stands during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers. The last contest we held before I went on vacation was Wednesday. The winner? JohnA.
Thanks to Gov. Butch Otter, Idahoans will continue to pay the 6% sales tax on groceries. The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld his veto of the overwhelmingly approved bill to jettison the tax on groceries. Butch, of course, will ride off into the sunset after this term. So there won't be political repercussions for his veto. Alas.
The roundup of links from HucksOnline social media: Changes near and far/Randy Stapilus, Tuesday thoughts/Slight Detour,'Dunkirk' may be Nolan's bet film/7 Blog, More sunshine in the elections/Jim Jones, Creature from fake news lagoon/Fort Boise, Wolves kill livestock, ranchers kill wolves/Outdoors, Spider-Man: An adequate homecoming/Faithful Geek
Idaho's top Republican leaders are preparing to gather in Coeur d'Alene Friday and Saturday to elect a new party chair and amend key elements of the GOP state platform. The agenda also includes voting on a resolution demanding Republican candidates pledge loyalty to the Idaho platform at least 60 days before the primary election. Thoughts?
In response to a post during my vacay re: fires on Tubbs Hill, Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor comments that CPD officers hike the hill once per shift, activity permitting. Also, the fire department keeps an eye on Tubbs Hill from the water.
Here I am at Powell's bookstore in downtown Portland. Junior, Miss Stephanie, Mrs. O and I visited the iconic bookstore during our extended weekend in the Rose City. Question: Do you routinely make a pit stop at Powell's when you're in Portland?
In my Huckleberries column 25 years ago (July 20, 1992), the Parting Shot begins: "Would life have turned out differently for Coeur d'Alene Councilwoman Nancy Sue Wallace if she hadn't fallen off a skateboard at age 7 and broken an ankle?"
Photographer Duane Rasmussen provides this photo of hard-working Jack, who made a bee line for the watering tanks and jumped in after being released from herding duties. Question: Have you ever owned a working dog?
Cindy Facebooks re: son, Sam's, wisdom teeth surgery: Sam is settled into his recliner with all his electronic devices and an ice pack. I kept my word and didn't videotape him saying, "I must have a really STRONG brain," when they brought him out after the extractions. Q: Do you remember your surgery to remove wisdom teeth?
On his Facebook page, photographer Don Sausser writes: "A sunset triple-boat-cruise on Lake CDA with an H.M.S. Pinafore performance in the round, topside. Perfect 77 degree clear weather!" Mrs. O, Junior & Miss Stephanie took a Coeur d'Alene Resort boat cruise last summer. When did you last do so?
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (12 items & counting) includes car-vs-motorcycle wreck that left rider on highway @ Lincoln Way/Emma Ave, CdA.
Two of three candidates challenging incumbent Spokane Valley City Councilwoman Pamela Haley have spent time in jail. One man has been open about his 1993 arrest in which was accused of shooting at police. The other remains under court supervision for alleged financial crimes in Kentucky. Q: Would you vote for someone who has spent time in jail?
"The seventh season premiere of “Game of Thrones” on Sunday belonged to these women (Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister & Sansa Stark)," reports the LATimes. "And if the opening episode is any indication, they’re ready to do whatever it takes to gain the power, justice or vengeance they seek." Q: Are you a 'Game of Thrones' fan?
In the weekend poll, an overwhelming number of Hucks Nation responds said they don't want the children of President Donald Trump being involved in policy-making decisions. Today's Poll: How often do you eat, drink, shop or visit downtown Coeur d'Alene?
"It doesn't matter if you're in the business of selling sweets, auctioning artwork, hawking hamburgers, peddling pastimes or marketing memorabilia — it's a good year to be in business in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Mostly," reports Mitchell Bonds, Coeur d'Alene Press. Q: How often do you do business in downtown CdA?
AM Headlines: Idaho Public Records (June 18)/Press, Man falls into Sagle well, survives/KHQ, Man leads police on freeway chase/Press, Woman sentenced in body dumping/Press, Getting the workforce up to speed/CdA Press, Gonzaga offers scholarship to Boeheim's son/SR ...
The New York Times reports: "With their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in tatters, Senate leaders on Tuesday pushed to vote on a different measure that would repeal major parts of President Barack Obama’s health law without a replacement — but that plan appeared also to collapse."
Some Facebook Friends agreed that they feel lucky that they're adults in the place where they grew up. I wouldn't want to be an adult in the place where I grew up, a small town along Highway 99 in northern California. In fact, I couldn't want to leave that town. Q: Would you want to be an adult in the town in which you grew up?
Idaho 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador has introduced legislation to name the U.S. Post Office in Payette after Harmon Killebrew, the legendary baseball player and Payette native who died in 2011. Killebrew was named Idaho's greatest athlete by Sports Illustrated. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports. (Q: Do you remember Harmon Killebrew?)
In a Saturday editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune comments that the announced retirement of state Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, doesn't bode well for North Idaho or the rest of the state. It means the extremists are taking over.
The Raging Grannies’ attempts to stop coal and oil trains through Spokane has been derailed again. A federal judge on Monday issued his written opinion dismissing a federal lawsuit that was attempting to overturn a federal law, which the group of citizens has argued gets...
Washington becomes one of the toughest states in the country Sunday for people who do anything behind the wheel with their cellphones. Jim Camden/SR reports. Do you use your cellphone while driving?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
